SUMMARY -- Currently computing is omnipresent, being a source
of innovation for any scientific or technological
field. Moreover, it is a fundamental part of current
society. Neither any discipline evolved so much in
such a short period of time, nor did it have such a
huge influence on our lives. Probably computing is,
jointly with mathematics, the most traversal of all
sciences. Consequently, in the same way as mathematics
do, computing science and technology must
be present in any educational level.
Information technologies, i.e. the practical side of
computing, are nowadays the source of most jobs
on demand in the world. People who design and
construct computing systems define social and
working relationships and habits. However, youngsters
exhibit a worrying lack of vocations to become
engineers, in particular to become computing
engineers.
Current high-school students are instructed in the
use of computing tools, but they hardly know
anything about computing as a science. Moreover,
since the approval of the LOMCE, skills on technology
(in a broad sense) are acquired in elective
courses that schools are not forced to offer. However,
acquiring skills on computing is fundamental
if we expect students to contribute to transform
future society, and to serve as catalysts of change in
the productive model our country needs.
For these reasons, we present a manifest on offering
computing in high-school curricula, that we claim
Spanish educational authorities should consider.